Before a scheduled calendar event begins, post a reminder to Slack. Ask AI a question from a widget on your phone’s home screen. Tell Google Assistant to change the color of your Hue smart lights.

I am an unabashed fan of IFTTT. That’s “If This Then That” to the uninitiated. It provides ways to connect different services. For example, you can use IFTTT to simultaneously upload a photo to ...

Wouldn’t it be cool if your phone knew to enter airplane mode when you go to the theater, or text your spouse when you leave work? IFTTT and Tasker can automate countless tasks like these to turn your ...

IFTTT is an automation tool that lets you easily script actions that link together a wide variety of devices and services. It was co-founded in 2010 by Linden Tibbets and Jesse Tane, with the goal of ...

"If This Then That" can connect your lights to Spotify, Google Calendar, and much more. David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps ...

IFTTT (If This Then That) is a cloud-based service designed to enable users to create chains of conditional statements, called “applets,” that allow you to create triggers and actions between ...

When my ignition turns on, that means that I am leaving my office, which could mean for lunch (I’ll be back in an hour), an off-site meeting (I’ll be back in an hour or two), or it’s the end of the ...

IFTTT stands for, “if this, then that.” It’s terminology often used in programming, allowing software to chain together functions and perform certain tasks if other tasks are detected. For example, if ...

Established Field Guide favorite IFTTT (If This Then That) has a new pro subscription, giving you more options and more features than before for $10 a month (though you can actually set your own price ...